Wildfires in Pennington County

South Dakota

Fire-weather risk today

Very high

tomorrow: Very high · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

7 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 29· PM2.5 2.5 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (South Dakota) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

Elkhorn · Wildfire 01/08/2026· 14 h › Blackberry · Wildfire 31/07/2026· 4 h › Bigly · Wildfire 30/07/2026· 122 h › Duhamel · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 51 h › Spring · Wildfire 26/07/2026· 24 h › Ditch · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 3 h › 2026 Crew Overhead Support · Wildfire 22/07/2026· 72 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.